Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libav package, versions [,11.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBAV-2367732
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Feb 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-7393  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libav to version 11.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. Stack-based buffer overflow in the aac_sync function in aac_parser.c in Libav before 11.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

CVSS Scores

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